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I apologize that this photo is fuzzy and not up to the standards of my more recent work. This was taken with my former point-and-shoot camera. One day, I'll re-shoot the recipe, but the outstanding flavor and success of this makes up for the fuzzy photo. --Debby--
I just love it when I try a new recipe, and it turns out exactly like the picture in the magazine! Even better, when the recipe delivers unanimous raves about how good it is. That makes me very happy.
That's exactly what happened when I decided to make the Lemon Pudding Cake recipe in the April 2009 issue of Cook's Country Magazine. If you've never heard of it, this is a sister magazine to Cook's Illustrated. In general, I'm not a huge fan of "Country Cooking"-- for the sole reason that I don't want to expand my waistline at an alarming rate. This magazine, however, has opened my eyes that there are country recipes beyond fried chicken and gravy (which I love, but rarely eat). There are color photographs (unlike Cook's Illustrated) and some really great recipes. I also subscribe to their online magazine subscription.
Cook's Country prints a lot of classic recipes, such as Lemon Pudding Cake. According to the magazine article, pudding cake dates back to 1796 (Amelia Simmons, American Cookery).
I took between 20-30 minutes doing my prep work (my brain is still coming out of a head cold fog):From Cook's Country:
Like magic, pudding cakes separate into two layers during baking: airy and soufflélike on top, dense and custardy below. We wanted to develop a foolproof recipe that produced a rich, creamy pudding; delicate, tender cake; and bright, balanced lemon flavor. Here's what we discovered:Test Kitchen Discoveries
- For the brightest lemon flavor, we used a full half-cup of lemon juice. To coax even more flavor from the lemons, we creamed a bit of grated zest with the butter and sugar. If you don't own a juicer, squeeze the lemons in a fine-mesh strainer to remove any seeds or pulp that would mar the otherwise smooth cake.
- When zesting the lemons, make sure to use only the bright yellow outer peel. Avoid the white pith underneath the peel, as it can impart a bitter flavor.
- A bit of cornstarch gently firmed the pudding layer without muddying the lemon flavor.
- To prevent the top layer of the cake from deflating, we beat sugar into the egg whites. This stabilized the whites and resulted in a high, golden, and fluffy cake.
- For the creamiest texture, it is important to bake the cake in a water bath. The hot water protects the pudding from cooking too quickly.
Look at all that beautiful lemon zest! What would I do without my microplanes?
I rarely divert from baking recipes instructions, so I used my hand mixer, just like the magazine did. Next time, I think my Kitchen Aid will do nicely... it's important to use room temperature butter-- and never margarine. Please. I beg of you.
Fluffy egg whites tend to make me nervous (fear of failure, I suppose). I have finally mastered the technique of folding in egg whites, thanks to one of my favorite chefs "Hubert Keller". I record his cooking show from my local PBS station. I love his French accent, and he makes things look so easy.
It is now getting very dark outside, so I have to use my flash. Forgive the shadows and overexposure, please. The batter goes into a large roasting pan, with a kitchen towel underneath (nostalgic me...this towel dates back to the 50's) and I poured boiling water into the pan.
The timer went off 55 minutes later (I tend to bake a few minutes less then the instructions call for). Pretty!
The instructions said to cool this for at least an hour. That led to a debate on how all these ingredients would separate to create a layer of pudding and a layer of souffle-like cake. Alton Brown, where are you? 45 minutes later, I couldn't stand the wait. I dug in, for the first piece:
If only I had natural lighting, my photo would look just like the magazine. Flash photography does not do justice to this. But, I will tell you... I could not wait to taste this concoction.
How do I describe this? Light. Lemony. Sweet, but not over-the-top. Very souffle on top, and a creamy lemon meringue pie filling and flavor...yet, creamier.
The recipe says that you get 8 servings. I beg to differ. We got four servings. It's gone. But, this recipe is doing to make many comebacks in my kitchen.


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Mozilla Firefox 3 has been released. Available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux in 46 different localisations, Firefox 3 is the most major Mozilla browser release since the launch of Firefox 2 in October 2006 and represents the culmination of over three years work (development on Firefox 3 began before even Firefox 1.5 came out). According to the press release announcing Firefox 3, the new version has over 15,000 improvements.
Firefox 3 can be downloaded from the redesigned Firefox product page or the Firefox 3.0 directory on releases.mozilla.org (it's not yet being offered to Firefox 2 users via the software update system). More information can be found in the Firefox 3 Release Notes.
The use of newer technologies means that Firefox 3 has higher system requirements than Firefox 2. In Microsoft land, Windows 95, 98, ME and NT 4.0 are no longer supported. On the Mac side, the minimum OS X version jumps from 10.2 Jaguar to 10.4 Tiger. In both cases, the operating system versions that are no longer supported have long since been abandoned by even Microsoft and Apple.
The Mozilla servers have been experiencing problems due to high demand for Firefox 3. This actually delayed the full release of Firefox 3 by more than an hour. According to a Mozilla Developer News weblog post, Firefox 3 is being downloaded more than 14,000 times a minute.
With the launch of Firefox 3, Mozilla is hoping to set a Guinness World Record for the most downloads in twenty-four hours. The number of downloads so far can be tracked at downloadcounter.sj.mozilla.com. Only full, completed downloads count and users have until 11:16am Pacific Daylight Time on Wednesday (6:16pm UTC/GMT) to make a participating download. The official Mozilla Blog has an entry about the Download Day with more details.
Those who just can't get enough of the Firefox 3 launch are invited to attend a Mozilla Party to celebrate or watch the action live from Mozilla HQ on Air Mozilla.
Read the full article for more details about what's new in Firefox 3 here.
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DeKALB – Media outlets aren't the only ones building up Saturday's Mid-American Conference matchup between West Division-favorite Northern Illinois (3-2, 1-0 MAC) and East Division-favorite Temple (4-1, 1-0 MAC).
While coaches have cautiously consented that Saturday will be a battle between two of the stronger MAC teams, the NIU players spoke more liberally about the significance of a Week 6 matchup that many predict will reoccur Dec. 3 in the MAC Championship game in Detroit.
"I think the preseason predictions are pretty right on," NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish said during Tuesday's news conference at the Yordon Center. "By looking at the records, you can tell we're in the upper-echelon of our conference. There's a couple other good teams there too, but this is definitely an exciting matchup and we'll see how we match up on Saturday."
NIU defensive tackle D.J. Pirkle echoed Harnish's confident proclamation.
"So far, we've proven what we can do, and Temple's proven what they can do," Pirkle said. "I would definitely say, like Chandler said, we're one of the top two teams in the MAC, like Temple. It'll be a great game."
NIU coach Jerry Kill hasn't exactly extinguished the hype around NIU's first home game in four weeks, calling Temple "as good as anyone we've played, including Minnesota and Illinois."
But Kill said his staff will not change its weekly preparation plan for the Owls.
"When we go out and play Temple you can't hype it up as the biggest thing in the world because you got to go the next week and the next week," Kill said. "We're looking for consistency. We're going to go out and practice like we always have."
Temple coach Al Golden also has sent mixed signals.
Golden, whose team has beaten Villanova, Central Michigan, Connecticut and Army and lost by nine points to Penn State, said Saturday's game against the Huskies, who beat Minnesota in Week 4, will be the "biggest challenge of the year" for the Owls.
But like Kill, Golden preached an it's-just-another-game mentality.
"You can't look ahead and you can't get into the sound bites of what the significance of this game is," Golden said. "This is a good team and a tough place to play. We're going to have to summon all our energy that we have to try to go up there and win."
Wilson likely out: NIU starting safety Tracy Wilson, the team's leading tackler through two games, likely will miss his third consecutive start Saturday with a groin injury suffered during a Week 3 loss to Illinois.
"I don't think there's any way he'll play this week," Kill said. "I'm cautiously optimistic that'll happen, but probably not."
Senior Mike Sobol has replaced Wilson as the starter for the past two games, earning defensive back of the week honors from NIU coaches in a Week 5 win against Akron. Garrett Barnas and freshman Jimmie Ward also have earned playing time.
"It's a good thing we have a little depth, or we would really be in trouble," Kill said.
"We want to get him back as soon as we can," Pirkle said, "but we just got to move on without him and we need guys to step up."


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The Texas Rangers have optioned OF Leonys Martin to Triple-A Round Rock and OF Engel Beltre to Double-A Frisco. INF Greg Miclat, 3B Mike Olt, C Chris Robinson and P Ben Snyder have been assigned to minor league camp.
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Texas Rangers RPs Michael Kirkman, Joe Beimel, Mitch Stetter, Martin Perez, Robbie Ross, Ben Snyder, Kelvin De La Cruz and Miguel De Los Santos are all in competition to become the team's left-handed specialist out of the bullpen, with Kirkman, Beimel and Stetter the favorites based on their experience. Perez is a wild card and one of the team's top pitching prospects.
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Texas Rangers RPs Joe Beimel, Michael Kirkman, Ben Snyder and Mitch Stetter are candidates for the left-handed reliever position. Prospects RPs Martin Perez and Robbie Ross might also get a look during spring training. "I don't have to have a lefty, but it certainly would be nice," manager Ron Washington said.
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ESPNDallas.com reports the Texas Rangers completed a trade with the San Francisco Giants Thursday, April 1, that allowed them to retain P Ben Snyder, a Rule 5 draft pick. The Rangers traded P Edwin Escobar to the Giants in exchange for keeping Snyder.
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Rangers.MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan reports Texas Rangers C Jarrod Saltalamacchia (shoulder), P Blake Beavan, SP Derek Holland, P Kasey Kiker, P Michael Kirkman, SP Martin Perez, P Zach Phillips, RP Chris Ray, P Tanner Scheppers, P Ben Snyder, C Max Ramirez, C Taylor Teagarden, IF Matt B. Brown, 2B Ian Kinsler, OF Josh Hamilton, 3B Michael Young, 1B Chris Davis, 2B Mitchell Moreland, IF Chad Tracy, 1B Justin Smoak, OF Brandon Boggs and OF Craig Gentry are all taking part in the team's minicamp this week.
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The Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant reports the Baltimore Orioles selected P Benjamin Snyder (Giants) in the Rule 5 Draft and dealt him to the Texas Rangers as part of the deal for SP Kevin Millwood.
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Britney Spears: It's Greek to Us
Britney Spears grabs dinner at Greek restaurant Taverna Tony's in Malibu on Sunday afternoon with sons Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1. (Yes, she wore her favorite birdie fedora and scuffed up brown boots again!)
According to reports, Brit Brit stopped off for a meal after taking paparazzi for a long drive into Beverly Hills, then returning to Malibu without getting out of her car. After leaving Tony's, the pop princess circled the Country Mart with the roof of her Mercedes down and then headed home.
Britney, 25, carried neither of her sons back to the car — she had two male helpers carry them back to the car for her. Both bodyguards? New mannies?
UPDATE 1: It looks like Britney carried baby Jayden into the restaurant (pictured below).
UPDATE 2: Watch the video footage below of Britney and the kids leaving Tony's. Why must she crawl over the car seats and flash her panties?? Why, Britney, why?? After showing her underwear, Britney flashed paparazzi peace signs with both of her hands.


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Oprah Winfrey tops the Forbes list of highest-paid celebs, earning $165 million for the 12 months beginning in May 2011, followed closely by Michael Bay at $160 million thanks to "Transformers: Dark of the Moon."
Steven Spielberg was next at $130 million, then Jerry Bruckheimer at $115 million. Dr. Dre rounded out the top five at $110 million thanks to his Beats by Dr. Dre headphones.
Oprah's had the exalted No. 1 perch for four years running, but Forbes noted that her reign may not last much longer since this was the last year all her syndication money will be included. She ended her syndicated talkshow last year after a 25-year run. But through her Harpo Prods. she has her hand in "Dr. Phil," "Rachael Ray" and "Dr. Oz," plus her magazine O, a satellite radio channel and cable network OWN, a joint venture with Discovery Communications.
Forbes said it considers upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work. The numbers are estimates.
Bruckheimer's and Bay's hauls are determined in large part by the pics that come out each year. Spielberg, however, is pretty steady due to residuals from his films, shown repeatedly on TV around the world. He also gets a consistent cut of ticket sales at Universal Studios, money he earns from DreamWorks and directing fees.
The other celebs in the top 20 are Tyler Perry ($105 million); Howard Stern ($95 million); James Patterson ($94 million); Simon Cowell and George Lucas (tied at $90 million); Glenn Beck and Elton John (tied at $80 million); Tom Cruise ($75 million); Dick Wolf ($70 million); Rush Limbaugh ($69 million); Manny Pacquiao ($67 million); Dr. Phil McGraw ($64 million); Donald Trump ($63 million); Ryan Seacrest ($59 million); Britney Spears ($58 million); and Tiger Woods ($58 million).


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"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization." --Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sure, sure, we've all heard it before - how "the little things" can add up to be a really big thing in terms of customer service. But I've found it's true that just a kind word here, some extra effort over there, or even the addition of some little extras makes a big difference at the end of the day.
For example, there's a barbershop I favor in Burke, VA, operated by Vietnamese immigrants, where I've gotten haircuts for the last 12 years. I don't live in Burke anymore, yet I still head out that way, because they greet me warmly every time I come in, know how I like my hair cut, and get it done in record time (very inexpensively I might add). Still, it's that little thing - the personal greeting - that keeps me coming back.
Professor Jerry Osteryoung with the college of business at Florida State University had some thoughts on this subject and what it can mean for small business owners trying to win (and keep) clients for the long term. So, Professor Osteryoung, as usual, the floor is yours:
"I was in Jacksonville to give a speech, and I was up very early (the older I get, the earlier I seem to wake up). I knew that I needed to eat some breakfast, so I stopped at Panera Bread and ordered a toasted bagel (multi-grain) with cream cheese (low-fat) and some coffee to have in the restaurant (they also had a free wireless internet connection). When I sat down in a booth with my bagel and coffee, much to my surprise, on my tray was an old-fashioned metal knife - not the usual plastic cutlery.
For me, spreading the cream cheese with the metal knife was easier and just felt good. I am sure it is not as economical to use metal knives, as they have to be washed, but it sent the beautiful message that the customer is very important at this restaurant. In addition, I also felt as if Panera Bread was helping the environment by not serving a plastic knife.
Given that every new customer represents a significant investment of dollars, you must make sure that each and every detail pertaining to your customer service delivery is thought through and carefully planned out. As I like to say, 'The devil is in the details, especially with customer service.'
Another example of where details make a difference is with paper towels in bathrooms. I hate, hate electrical hand dryers, as it seems to take forever to get my hands dry. Of course, some of this may have something to do with my strong impatient streak; however, having paper towels in restrooms just creates the right customer service experience.
I work out at Premier Fitness and Health Center. When you first walk in, there is a check-in counter where they scan members' ID cards. What is neat here is that when you are leaving, the staff tries to say 'Good bye' to you - and if they know your name, they will mention that as well. Having one of the staff say 'Goodbye, Jerry' on my way out makes a wonderful final impression. Small things do matter!
Another detail that many overlook is their voicemail message. Suppose you call someone and his or her voicemail message says 'I will call you back as soon as possible.' Does that mean in two weeks, two days, or to hours? This vague message does not tell me that the customer is important; rather, it says 'I will get to you whenever it is convenient for me.' Clearly, this is just not a good message to transmit.
I prefer a message that says, 'I am in the office today, February 18. I am sorry that I could not receive your message directly, but your call is important to me. If you leave me a voicemail message, I will get back with you before the end of the day. Thanks for calling me.' Messages like this are so much more effective than those that say 'I will get to you as soon as possible.' Looking at all of the details of your customer service delivery is important, for it's the small things that really matter."
You can reach Professor Jerry Osteryoung by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 850-644-3372. All of Dr. Osteryoung's articles, by the way, can be found in a searchable form at www.cob.fsu.edu/jmi.


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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its "near-term" outlook for commodities and reduced forecasts for oil and coffee amid prospects for weak demand from China to Europe. The bank also exited a bet on lower gold prices.
Goldman Sachs lowered its three- and 12-month return forecasts for the Standard & Poor's GSCI gauge of 24 commodities to 2.5%, from 6% in three months and 3% in 12 months, and cut its near-term outlook on commodities to neutral from overweight, according to the report, dated today. It exited its bet on lower gold prices, with a potential gain of 10%, while saying bullion may fall even more.
"Commodity returns have dropped sharply so far in April as weaker-than-expected macroeconomic data releases in the U.S., Europe and China furthered concerns around global economic growth," New York-based analyst Samantha Dart said in the report. "The negative sentiment in the market has weighed on cyclical commodity prices in particular."
The GSCI index slid as much as 1.1% today as a report showed Chinese manufacturing expanded at a slower-than-expected pace, providing more evidence of a pullback in the country's economic growth. Commodities, which touched a nine-month low on April 18, are down 6.4% this year. Treasuries returned 0.7%, according to an index calculated by Bank of America Corp., and the MSCI All-Country World Index of equities gained 6.1%.
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Goldman Sachs issued a sell recommendation on gold on April 10, before the precious metal plunged 13% in the two sessions through April 15, the biggest drop in three decades. Today gold futures traded at $1,410.70 an ounce on the Comex in New York, up 6.7% from a 14-month low set on April 16. The bank said today gold may trade at $1,530 in three months, $1,490 in six months and $1,390 in 12 months.
Goldman Sachs said it closed its bearish recommendation on gold as prices moved above $1,400 and were "significantly below" its target at $1,450. Holdings in exchange-traded products backed by gold dropped 11% this year to 2,330.5 metric tons, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Assets in the SPDR Gold Trust, the biggest gold exchange-traded fund, are the lowest since 2010.
"The move since initiation was surprisingly rapid, likely exacerbated by the break of well-flagged technical support levels," Goldman Sachs said. "Our bias is to expect further declines in gold prices on the combination of continued ETF outflows as conviction in holding gold continues to wane as well as our economists' forecast for a re-acceleration in U.S. growth later this year."
Brent Oil
Goldman Sachs cut its near-term outlook for Brent oil to $100 a barrel from $110 and lowered its 2013 forecast to $105 from $110. China's demand for oil "slowed down significantly" from January to March, and the bank recently cut its outlook for the country's economic growth in the second quarter, according to the report.
"Our China economists see near-term headwinds to real growth improvement continuing," the bank said. "This increases the risk that Chinese oil demand growth will remain relatively weak in the near-term."
The bank said it remains bullish on copper at lower prices. Goldman cut its 12-month outlook for London Metal Exchange copper on April 22 to $7,000 a ton from $8,000. The metal for delivery in three months fell as much as 2.5% today to $6,762.25 a ton.
Arabica coffee may trade at $1.45 a pound on ICE Futures U.S. in New York in three, six and 12 months, below prior forecasts for prices as high as $1.75 in a year, Goldman Sachs said, citing improved production prospects in Brazil. The bank also cut its outlook for cattle prices because of larger-than- expected U.S. feedlot supplies.
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BANNER ELK, N.C. – Highlighted by Jeremy Stamper's school-record performance in the shot put and a pair of victories by sprinter Justin Newring, the King University men's track and field team placed fourth at the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Lees-McRae College.
Stamper's throw of 14.42 meters in the shot put broke shattered Justin Seaver's eight-year-old mark by .72 meters and was the best in the event by nearly a tenth of a meter. Stamper was one of five Tornado throwers to compete in the shot put, four of whom set personal records. He also scored for the Tornado with a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw.
Tom Lamkin also scored twice for King in throwing events with a runner-up finish in the hammer throw and a third-place mark in the discus that set a new personal record. Andy Lai set a personal best mark and scored by finishing fourth in the discus.
In the sprint events, Newring once again showed the way for the Tornado. He set a new personal record of 21.45 seconds in winning the conference title in the 200 meter dash, then repeated the feat with another personal record time of 48.43 seconds in the 400 meter run. He also swept both events at the conference indoor championships in February. Reggie Warren set personal records in the preliminary heats of both the 100 and 200 meter dashes before finishing second and third, respectively, in the finals of both events to score valuable team points for the Tornado.
Several other Tornado athletes set personal-best marks at the meet. Eric Jones finished second in the long jump at 6.93 meters, while Lai and Johnathan Dunn set personal records in the shot put.
The University of Mount Olive took the overall championship with 172 team points. North Greenville University was second with 129 points. Limestone College narrowly outpaced King for third place, scoring 99 points to finish four ahead of the Tornado. Belmont Abbey College, Barton College, and Lees-McRae College rounded out the field.


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Minimum wage fight resumes at NH State HouseStaff Report
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CONCORD – The 2014 version of a state minimum wage hike bill, which would set the wage at one dollar above the federal level and then escalate it in future years, received predictable mixed reviews before a House panel Tuesday.
Business group representatives told the House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee during a two-hour hearing that raising the minimum will costs jobs and hurt the economy, while organized labor and advocates for low-income working poor Granite States the hike is a necessity for survival for some.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, New Hampshire is among 18 states that currently set their minimum wage at federal level, which is $7.25-an-hour. In the Northeast, the other five New England states and New York and New Jersey are higher; only Pennsylvania also observes the federal wage.
The New Hampshire debate opened as President Barack Obama tries to urge Congress to hike the federal minimum wage to $10.10. The President on Wednesday is expected to sign an executive order hiking the wage to that level for federal contractors.
In New Hampshire, House Bill 1403 would raise the New Hampshire minimum wage to $8.25-an-hour effective Jan. 1, 2015. On the following Jan. 1, the wage would increase to $9-an-hour, and in ensuing years, it would increase commensurate with cost-of-living increases based on the Consumer Price Index.
But it would not decrease if the CPI were to drop. And, like the current state law, the bill provides tipped employees who regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips a base salary of not less than 45 percent of the minimum wage.
In 2011, the House, then controlled by Republicans, repealed the state's minimum wage, defaulting to the federal wage of $7.25. Last year's Democratic-controlled House voted to re-enact the state's own minimum wage, also at $7.25, that bill was killed on a 13-11, party line vote by the Republican-controlled state Senate.
This year's bill is expected to pass the House but, like last year, probably not the Senate. If nothing else, the bill will provide campaign fodder for both sides in this election year.
Rep. Sally Kelly, D-Chichester, insisted, however, the issue "should have nothing to do with politics, Republican or Democratic."
Citing a poll last week that showed 76 percent of Granite Staters supporting the provisions of House bill 1403 and only 13 percent opposed, Kelly called the proposal "modest, gradual and sustainable."
Rev. William Exeter, a Goffstown pastor, called passage of the bill "a moral imperative," while Gail Mitchell, owner of Accident Analysis Associates of Dover, a firm that specializes in accident reconstruction, said, "It is time for America to pay our employees livable wages. I can't imagine living on $7-an-hour."
Top business groups were united in opposition.
David Juvet, vice president of the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire, said a "24 percent increase is hardly what anyone would call minimal," predicting that "a bill like this will tend to make New Hampshire uncompetitive."
Bruce Berke, a lobbyist for the National Federation of Independent Businesses, said that while the "24 percent increase is bad, indexing is worse. We're against both, but we're against indexing more."
"The alternative to a bill like this is the free market," said Berke. He cited studies showing, he said, "a minimum wage increase causes a loss of jobs, especially in the lower end of the wage scale. Positions are eliminated and worker hours are reduced."
But Mark MacKenzie, president of the state AFL-CIO, said, "The fact is that minimum and lower wage workers in our state don't earn enough to support a family. The annual income for a full-time employee making the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is $15,080. Living below the poverty line, these families have little or no hope of providing for a better life for their children.
"Jobs should lift workers out of poverty, not trap them in poverty," MacKenzie said.
Former state Rep. Kevin Sullivan, a Hampton caterer, proposed freezing tipped wages at $3.25-an-hour, saying most tipped workers in his area are earning $15 to $20-an-hour.
Tom Vachon, owner of Merrimac Software Associates of Tamworth, which provides services to small community newspapers, backed a minimum wage on behalf of his clients.
"When people at the bottom income levels get money in their pockets, the go spend it," Vachon said. "Then these business will advertise in their local papers, which are my clients."
But Curtis Barry of the Retail Merchants Association warned that a hike in the minimum wage will not only hurt teenagers looking for work but it will also hurt those who employ them because businesses will pay more in the Business Enterprise Tax, which is a tax on payroll.
"The result is fewer hours for those who are employed or making a decision to hire when that opportunity otherwise would have come up," he said. "Employers will say, 'I'll do more with less. I'll work more myself.'
"This decision should be left to the business owners to determine what's best for their businesses," said Barry, "to be able to keep and hire good employees while at the same time keeping their prices low."
"There are real faces to this (current minimum) wage," countered Gail Kinney, a Danbury pastor and advocate for low-income people. "They are our neighbors, friends and they may even be our families and they are sitting in the pews of many, many churches in the state.
"I wish there was a way for the 'nay' votes to choose between food and heat and medicine," she said.
Anita Mendes, a 67-year-old self-described former mental health case manager, domestic violence services advocate and psychotherapist, who now has a $7.25-a-hour job in human services, said she works to supplement her Social Security income.
She said that she can "get by" living without "many modern things," such as an Internet connection, by tailoring her own old clothes and by having "no money for movies or dances or other recreational outlets."
Mendes said she sets her thermostat at 62 degrees, leaves one light on in her home at night and eats at free community suppers.
She said a $9 minimum wage would give her $30 more a week.
"It will be easier for me to afford the laundromat," she said. "I would be able to go out for an occasional meal or social event, which would relieve some of the emotional tension in my life."
Laurel Redden of Housing Action New Hampshire said someone making the current minimum wage "cannot afford to live anywhere in the state. They have a housing affordability budget of only $400 a month, while the medium rent is $1,018 a month.
"Government alone cannot solve the housing affordability problem in New Hampshire," said Redden. "We need not only government but also businesses to come to the table as well."
In written testimony, Derek Dufresne of the conservative issues advocacy group Citizens for a Strong New Hampshire, said, "Raising the minimum wage would not only have a detrimental effect on small businesses and job creators in our state, but it would also have a negative effect on the young people who are just starting out in the workforce by prohibiting them from gaining jobs and valuable skills from New Hampshire's service industry and small businesses."


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Since I'm working on writing a proposal for my masters thesis on Delany this week (I got a thesis committee together through a good sales pitch, but now need to figure out the substance), I was struck by something Duchamp noted:
For many of us the most startling and moving moment of the conference came during the panel discussion on the first day, when Delany said that although he was gratified by the evidence of so much careful, devoted attention to his work, he worried about the dangers posed by its being so motivated by love. Not only did he think such work might be too partial, but he also ruefully noted that intense love of an artist's work could without warning flip into its polar opposite, intense hatred.This very idea has occurred to me as I've been reading through various critical works about Delany, because most of the people who have written the richest material about him are quite obviously deeply enamored with his work, and the strength of what they write often comes from a passionate connection to his material. This makes perfectly good sense, since academic work on Delany is still marginal compared to writers whose work has sparked both intense love and hate, and because scholarly work is so time-consuming, most of us prefer to spend that time with subjects we don't just get angry at. (I could never, for instance, write about the British Victorian novelists, because reading even their major works is tedious to me, never mind all the minor and obscure things a scholar has to wade through.)
There's a difference, though, between love for a writer's work and fascination with it. I wouldn't say I love Delany's writings. Certainly not in comparison to the writings of many other people. But I find them more fascinating than the writings of just about anybody else, and I have for many years. I'm intimidated at the thought of having to write about them, which is one reason I've decided to do so -- I like to tackle writing projects that intimidate me, because even if in the end it all seems wrongheaded or superficial or a disaster, inevitably I feel like I learn more than I would have had I done something I was more comfortable with, more sure of.
Loving a writer's work makes it difficult to use that work as a tool of thought. Being fascinated by a writer's work, though, is a different thing: passionate, yes, but in a cooler and more analytical way. I have trouble writing about Chekhov, for instance, not because I am intimidated by his stories and plays, but because I adore them. I read them over and over, and if I ever have to think about why and how they work, it takes a real act of will to do so, and even the process feels disappointing, thin, wrong -- the writings themselves provoke the love, and so any distance from those writings becomes a distance from the source of love. Whereas I've heard and read tremendously perceptive insights into Chekhov from people who respect or admire his writings but clearly don't adore them.
Fascination leaves the fascinated reader open to more ways of viewing the work, because no-one likes to hear criticism of something they love. Say bad things about Chekhov and I won't listen and will probably think there's something wrong with you, that you're not just illiterate but probably subhuman. Say bad things about Delany and I might think you missed a particular point or something, but unless you're just being moronic ("He uses big words"), it's not likely to bother me, and I'll probably be interested in why you don't find the writing successful or engaging, because that can become an extension of the fascination: an interest in ways the writing-that-fascinates is received, ways it is valued and disparaged, and so the fascination is not simply with the writing itself (although that is the foundation), but also with the entire real-world milieu the writing provokes, inspires, and shapes.


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Man charged with abusing infant son in Thomasville
Man charged with abusing infant son in Thomasville
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of abusing his 4-week-old son.
Noah Adam Turbeville, of Thomasville, was charged with felony child abuse after Thomasville police went to Brenner Children's Hospital on Dec. 7.
Turbeville's 4-week-old son had been initially admitted to the hospital for a broken arm, but X-rays revealed multiple fractures at different healing stages, Thomasville police said.
Police arrested Turbeville following an investigation and after consulting the Davidson County District Attorney's Office. Police aren't releasing a motive.
The child is with other relatives and is doing fine, police said.
No other information was released.


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From the KDWP --
Hunters, motorists, taxidermists asked to help monitor chronic wasting disease
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) plans to collect 3,200 samples to test for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk during the 2007-08 hunting season. The effort will begin earlier than in previous years.
"We're starting early this year because we want to have time to collect as many specimens as possible from vehicle-killed deer and from animals submitted to taxidermists," says Dr. Ruby Mosher, KDWP wildlife disease coordinator. "Those animals are more likely to test positive than those from a random collection of hunter-killed deer."
"We want to start testing a higher percentage of deer killed by vehicles," Mosher says, "especially in counties along borders with Colorado and Nebraska, where CWD is more common than in Kansas."
However, KDWP doesn't have enough time and manpower to get many of these specimens. That's where Mosher is asking for help from the public.
"We would like to work with people who are on the road a lot and see the vehicle-killed deer," she says. "Those people might include highway patrol troopers, rural newspaper carriers, and staff from other state agencies. KDWP has a special grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that helps us pay contractors for their efforts."
Mosher stresses that in no case should anyone try to collect a sample from a vehicle-killed animal that would put that person's safety in jeopardy. More information can be obtained by calling 620-342-0658.
Another group of people Mosher wants to hear from is Kansas taxidermists. A number of taxidermists have worked with KDWP since the CWD testing program began, and their participation in the program is greatly appreciated. Samples obtained from deer that are collected from taxidermists are valued for CWD testing because they tend to be from older bucks. Mosher, a veterinarian, says older animals provide desirable samples because they've had more contacts with other potentially-infected deer; they've traveled more and have had more opportunities to encounter a CWD-contaminated hotspot; and they've also had time for the disease to develop.
"CWD has a very long incubation period, so we get more accurate results by testing animals that are at least 18 months old," she explains. "It doesn't mean that a younger animal couldn't have picked up the infective prion [the carrier of the disease]; it just means that the animal hasn't had time for the abnormal prions to start showing up in the brain and lymph tissues that are collected for testing."
CWD is a member of the group of diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE's). Other diseases in this group include scrapie in sheep and goats, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow disease) in cattle, and Cruetzfeldt-Jacob disease in people.
CWD is a progressive, fatal disease that results in small holes developing in the brain, giving it a sponge-like appearance under the microscope. Decreased brain function causes the animal to display neurological symptoms such as depression, droopy head, staggering, loss of appetite, and a lack of response to man. The continuing deterioration of the brain leads to other symptoms such as weight loss, drooling, and excessive thirst. Caution is advised because of unknown factors associated with prion disease, but no human health risks have been discovered where CWD occurs.
"None of the TSE-related symptoms are CWD-specific," Mosher says. "They may be the result of other diseases. The only way we can accurately diagnose CWD is to collect and test the appropriate samples."
Those samples may include the obex portion of the brain, the retropharyngeal lymph nodes, or the tonsils. For CWD testing in elk, KDWP collects the obex and the lymph nodes, but with deer, usually only lymph nodes are collected. That is because in deer (but not elk) the abnormal prion that is associated with CWD shows up first in the lymph tissue. That's an important point Mosher wants to make sure that taxidermists and meat locker plant operators understand.
"Because we don't need the brain from deer, we can still get the samples we need if the upper portion of the brain has been removed along with the antlers," she says. "The lymph node samples we want are located near the lower jaw bones at the back of the throat."
CWD has been detected twice in Kansas. The first case was in 2001 in a captive elk herd in Harper County. The other case of CWD was detected during the 2005-06 hunting season in a free-ranging whitetail doe harvested in Cheyenne County, bordering Colorado and Nebraska.
Although testing of nearly 3,000 animals in Kansas last year resulted in no new cases of CWD, Mosher cautions that this doesn't mean CWD doesn't exist here. It only means that CWD wasn't detected in collected samples.
Although research is underway, there is currently no vaccine or other biological method of preventing the spread of CWD. And there may never be. The only tool is to prevent the spread of CWD to new areas. This is important for the public to realize because once the infective particle (an abnormal prion) is deposited into the environment -- either through an infected carcass or from a live animal -- it may exist for a decade or more, just waiting to infect a healthy deer.
Mosher recommends the following guidelines for hunters and wildlife watchers:
Currently, the Kansas deer herd is strong and healthy. Kansas residents can help keep it that way by following the above recommendations and by volunteering or contracting with KDWP to collect samples for the surveillance effort.
"Several collection partners -- including taxidermists, meat lockers, and road-kill collectors -- refuse payment for saving the specimens we need for testing," Mosher says. "They volunteer their time and energy simply because they believe in working toward the conservation of our wildlife resources for future generations. They know that everything they can do to help us get a handle on CWD now will make a positive difference in the quality of life for all Kansans."
This year, KDWP is able to offer payment to contractors to collect CWD samples, as well as to provide free CWD testing to hunters who present the head from their harvested deer or elk for testing. Although Mosher urges hunters to take advantage of the free CWD testing this year, she cautions that the test is a screening tool used for research purposes; it is not a test of food safety. It also may take a month or two before the results are received and entered into the database. Once that is completed, hunters may obtain the results for their animal by going online at cwd.wp.state.ks.us and entering their hunting license number.
For more information about CWD, write the KDWP Research and Survey Office, 1830 Merchant, Emporia, KS, 66801 or phone 620-342-0658.


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The dreaded morning people
A recent article in a British newspaper addressed a subject that has long been ignored. Apparently, a professor at some obscure university in Heidelberg, Germany, found sufficient scientific evidence to debunk the old myth that "morning people" are better.
May he be praised for this important revelation.
I have supported this platform since birth. Nonetheless, the world is ruled by morning people, and that is one of its major downfalls.
According to the research, humankind is comprised of morning or evening people. The scientific community has established that our genes produce these little thingies called "chronotypes." We allegedly all have them.
Anyway, the "chronotypes" dictate our natural preferences for certain times of the day or night.
Evolution, in its infinite wisdom, has produced a range of humans capable of being alert to danger at every hour of the day. Our experience confirms those findings.
We are all too well aware of those perky people who get up in the morning with smiles on their faces as they bound down the stairs in their running shoes, whistling a happy tune.
They love the bright and early. Decisions need to be made, targets must be knocked down and tasks need to be accomplished. Their behavior is enough to turn the rest of us into homicidal maniacs.
Whether we like it or not, those with the genetic gift of "morningness" are more highly rewarded.
This is an inequity that must be righted.
History is filled with stories of great bores praising the virtues of "early to bed and early to rise" as the formula for ultimate success.
Well, early risers of the world, it is time you got your comeuppances.
Research continues to mount that supports the "evening" people, who have qualities that should be nurtured. They tend to be more creative, intelligent, humorous and extroverted. They are the balance to the dreaded morning people, who are said to be more optimistic, proactive and conscientious.
That's why everything that is fun happens at night. Finally, the scientifi c community has it right.
Unfortunately, the morning set is more likely to succeed in their life's pursuits because they are more proactive than evening people are. I couldn't agree more. They are pushy and bossy.
The consensus has historically been that morning is the best time to make decisions because people are full of optimism in the morning. At 9 a.m., nothing can really go wrong.
Who are they kidding? If you're the average person in any urban environment, by 9 a.m., you just survived rush hour without getting killed. How does that make one optimistic?
Then they say that by 4 p.m., at least a half-dozen annoying things will have happened, leaving you frustrated and annoyed by 6 p.m. Their theory is: You have the rest of the evening to pick yourself up.
There is a way to avoid those little annoyances that occur during the day. Since I was a kid, I have not believed that anything of importance happened before the crack of noon. So it made perfect sense to just avoid that time when annoying things happen.
The way to beat the morning people is to be at your peak when you wake up. This means you start your day at a really fun time. Get up at 4 p.m. That's right — at the end of the afternoon.
Your first meal of the day will be dinner. What could be better than that? You watch the sunset, get a decent meal, a glass of wine and have the rest of the day to work it off. No waking up to yucky cereal, with two yellow egg yolks staring at you in their morning smugness.
Then, you go out for some entertainment and fun. When you return, you have the peace and tranquility of nighttime to get things done.
The phone doesn't ring, time passes without interruption and you will accomplish much more than those pompous morning people. Then, when they are rising, you are at your peak, finishing up a productive day.
You end it by reading the morning paper, which tells you about all the icky things that happened the day before while you were sleeping. Consequently, you will be in much better humor than the early risers who contend with the daily annoyances.
When the sun comes up, I go down. No sunburn, no rush hour. It's a great lifestyle for living in a system we can't understand.


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Our View: Yampa Valley Housing Authority's foolish gamble
June 8, 2013
At issue
Yampa Valley Housing Authority's Elk River Village parcel
Our view
Decision to stop making loan payments is shortsighted.
The Yampa Valley Housing Authority's decision to stop making payments to First National Bank of the Rockies on a $2 million loan is a shortsighted stunt that puts the agency's long-term future in doubt.
The YVHA board of directors sent a letter last week to the Steamboat Springs City Council and Routt County commissioners stating that YVHA plans to suspend $10,000-per-month loan payments on its Elk River Village property.
The Housing Authority purchased the 11-acre West Steamboat property in 2006 for $2.3 million, putting down $300,000 and borrowing $2 million from the bank in 2007. The goal was to undertake a project similar to Fox Creek Village, a successful YVHA development that was completed in 2006 and provided housing to 30 families making 120 percent or less of the area's median income at the time.
YVHA's timing on the Elk River parcel could not have been worse. Shortly after the loan was completed, the housing market collapsed. Property values plummeted in 2008 and only now are beginning to recover. Demand for affordable housing — and by extension, public support for YVHA — effectively dried up.
The most recent appraisal for the property was $1.5 million in 2011, and the Housing Authority said the only offers it has received on the property have been for even less.
YVHA thinks the bank should lower the outstanding principal on the loan by $800,000 to be more in line with the current value of the property, which YVHA estimates to be between $800,000 and $1,000,000.
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To date, First National Bank of the Rockies has been unwilling to revise the terms of the loan, and who can blame the bank? There is no compelling reason for the bank to write down $800,000 in money it rightfully is owed.
YVHA's threats to stop payments — as well as its claim that the loan is null and void because, in the opinion of YVHA's attorney, the loan violates terms of Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of Rights — seem aimed primarily at scaring the bank into negotiations.
So far, the threats have not worked. And even if they eventually do and a revised agreement is reached with First National Bank of the Rockies, what financial entity in its right mind would ever work with the housing authority again?
YVHA is far from the only entity in this position on a property loan. This week, about 50 percent of participants in a Steamboat Pilot & Today survey said they remain underwater on their mortgages despite recent improvements in the housing market. The vast majority of those residents will continue to grind out mortgage payments and hope for better times.
In our view, the city and county — which created YVHA in 2003 and continue to be the YVHA's sole funding sources — have an obligation to work with the agency's board of directors to ensure the agency has enough funding to continue its existing operations and meet its debt obligations. It's disheartening that City Council member Scott Myller and Routt County Commissioner Doug Monger, who both serve on the YVHA board, think threatening to walk away from a $2 million loan is the best option.
Make no mistake — the housing authority does have other options. YVHA could go to voters with a limited property tax proposal, though the chances for success of that seem slim.
A better option would be to continue making payments on the loan in the not unrealistic hope that recent improvements in the housing market will continue and the original goals of the Elk River Village property eventually can be accomplished.
That doesn't seem altogether unrealistic, except that given this recent stunt, it's hard to have any faith that YVHA has the foresight and patience necessary to make that happen.
At issue
Yampa Valley Housing Authority's Elk River Village parcel
Our view
Decision to stop making loan payments is shortsighted.


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Apply algebra to solve problems (Part 2 of 2)
Unit 2: SOLVING LINEAR EQUATIONS
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Objective: SWBAT apply algebra to solve problems.
Big Idea: To what can we assign x? And how might we set up equations to solve for x? Set the foundation for algebraic thinking.
Math, modeling, Algebra, Linear and Nonlinear Equations, properties of algebra, solving linear equations, writing equations, variable
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MIDLAND CITY, Ala. | As a police standoff with an Alabama man accused of holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker entered its fifth day, authorities were saying little except that their talks with the 65-year-old loner were continuing through a ventilation pipe.
o surrender. Police have said they believe the Vietnam-era veteran fatally shot a school bus driver on Tuesday, aMIDLAND CITY, Ala. | As a police standoff with an Alabama man accused of holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker entered its fifth day, authorities were saying little except that their talks with the 65-year-old loner were continuing through a ventilation pipe.
Negotiators were still trying late Friday to persuade Jimmy Lee Dykes tnd then abducted the boy from the bus and disappeared into the home-made bunker.
While police were mostly staying mum about the delicate negotiations, it fell to neighbors to fill in the blanks about Dykes, described by some as a menacing figure who held anti-government views.
One of Dykes' next-door neighbors said the suspect spent two or three months constructing the bunker, digging several feet into the ground and then building a structure of lumber and plywood, which he covered with sand and dirt.
Neighbor Michael Creel said Dykes put the plastic pipe underground from the bunker to the end of his driveway so he could hear if anyone drove up to his gate. When Dykes finished the shelter a year or so ago, he invited Creel to see it — and he did.
"He was bragging about it. He said, 'Come check it out," Creel said.
He said he believes Dykes' goal with the standoff is to publicize his political beliefs.
"I believe he wants to rant and rave about politics and government," Creel said. "He's very concerned about his property. He doesn't want his stuff messed with."
Police have used a ventilation pipe to the bunker to talk to the man and deliver the boy medication for his emotional disorders, but they have not revealed how often they are in touch or what the conversations have been about. Authorities waited until Friday to confirm the suspect's identity.
While much of what is going on inside the bunker remains a mystery, local officials who have spoken to police or the boy's family have described a small room with food, electricity and a TV. And while the boy has his medication, an official also said he has been crying for his parents.
Meanwhile, Midland City residents held out hope that the standoff would end safely and mourned for the slain bus driver and his family. Candlelight vigils have been held nightly at a gazebo in front of City Hall. Residents prayed, sang songs such as "Amazing Grace" and nailed homemade wooden crosses on the gazebo's railings alongside signs that read: "We are praying for you."
"We're doing any little thing that helps show support for him," said 15-year-old Taylor Edwards said.
Former hostage negotiators said authorities must be cautious and patient as long as they are confident that the boy is unharmed. Ex-FBI hostage negotiator Clint Van Zandt advised against any drastic measures such as cutting the electricity or putting sleeping gas inside the bunker because it could agitate Dykes.


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Cell Collection to Study Eye Diseases
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Know the risks and potential benefits of clinical studies and talk to your health care provider before participating. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01432847
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : September 13, 2011
Last Update Posted : August 9, 2018
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- Best Vitelliform Dystrophy (Best disease), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration (L-ORD), and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) all affect the retina, the light sensing area at the back of the eye. Doctors cannot safely obtain retinal cells to study these diseases. However, cells collected from hair follicles, skin, and blood can be used for research. Researchers want to collect cells from people with Best disease, L-ORD, and AMD, and compare their cells with those of healthy volunteers.
- To collect hair, skin, and blood samples to study three eye diseases that affect the retina: Best disease, L-ORD, and AMD.
- Individuals at least 18 years of age who have Best disease, L-ORD, or AMD in at least one eye.
- Healthy volunteers at least 18 years of age.
- The study requires one visit to the National Eye Institute.
- Participants will be screened with a medical and eye disease history. They will also have an eye exam.
- Participants will provide a hair sample, a blood sample, and a skin biopsy. The hair will be collected from the back of the head, and the skin will be collected from the inside of the upper arm.
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|Retinal Disease AMD Retinal Degeneration
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|Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cell Lines From Somatic Cells of Participants With Eye Diseases and From Somatic Cells of Matched Controls
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|September 10, 2011
- Creation of iPS cells from at least 1 type of somatic tissue collected from participants, differentiation of iPS cells into RPE and/or neural retinal The creation of iPS cells from at least one type of somatic tissue collected from participants. [ Time Frame: Ongoing ]
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To be eligible, participants must meet the following inclusion criteria:
- Participant has the ability to understand and sign an informed consent.
Participant meets one of the following criteria:
- Participant has been diagnosed with Best disease, defined as the presence of lipofuscin-like deposits in the subretinal space and definitive mutations in the BEST1 gene.
- Participant has been diagnosed with L-ORD, defined as problems in dark adaptation and the loss of rod and cone function, subretinal deposits, RPE atrophy and hemorrhage, and long anterior zonules in the lens.
- Participant has been diagnosed with AMD, defined as the presence of:
i. large drusen in both eyes along with pigmentary changes with or without advanced AMD (neovascular AMD), or
ii. geographic atrophy in at least one eye.
d. Participant has been diagnosed with LCA, defined as a presentation that is typical of the disease and mutations in a known LCA gene. Particular attention will be placed on patients with CRX, CEP290 and NPHP5 mutations, although other genotypes may be collected.
e. Participant has been diagnosed with Joubert syndrome, defined as the presence of retinal dysfunction and/or degeneration and mutations in a known Joubert gene. Particular attention will be placed on patients with CEP290 or CC2D2A mutations, although other genotypes may be collected.
f. Participant has been diagnosed with X-linked RP, defined as a presentation that is typical of the disease and mutations in a known X linked RP gene. Particular attention will be placed on patients with RPGR or RP2 mutations, although other genotypes may be collected.
g. Participant diagnosed with oculocutaneous albinism, of any molecular subtype, defined as classic clinical presentation
h. Participant has been diagnosed with Stargardt's disease, defined as classic clinical presentation with at least one disease causing mutation in the ABCA4 gene.
i. Participant has been diagnosed with Waardenburg syndrome, defined as classic clinical presentation and/or disease causing mutation in the MITF gene.
j. Participant has a clinical presentation consistent with the papilorenal syndrome and has a confirmed mutation in the PAX2 gene.
k. Participant has a clinical presetntation consistent with aniridia and has a confirmed mutation in the PAX6 gene.
l. Participant has been diagnosed with coloboma, defined as a defect in the iris, neural retina/RPE/choroid and/or optic nerve consistent with a failure of optic fissure closure.
m. Participant has been diagnosed with ESCS without the presence of macular edema, defined as a combination of 1) a constellation of symptoms including early onset nyctalopia, visual field defects, and possible central vision loss; 2) signs including vitreous degenerative changes and characteristic retinal exam findings; 3) diagnostic electroretinography pattern; and 4) family history of disease.
n. Participant has been diagnosed with SCA7, as defined by CAG repeat expansion in the ATXN7 gene of greater than 18 repeats. Accrual will be biased towards those with repeat expansion lengths >35, where clinical symptoms are most likely to manifest.
o. Participant is free of eye diseases and could serve as an unaffected control. Participant s age (within five years), gender, and ethnicity must match an existing participant with one of the eye diseases under study. Control participants matched to AMD participants must not have drusen greater than 63 microns in size.
- Adult participant is able to provide a punch skin biopsy and 30 mL of peripheral venous blood OR child participant is able to provide a punch skin biopsy and the lesser of 5 mL/kg or 30 mL of peripheral venous blood. Sampling of ten occipital hairs may be pursued at the investigator s discretion. As a rule, samples will be collected on nonsedated/ anesthetized participants. Sedation/anesthesia will NOT be used solely for the purpose of sample collection. In rare instances where a minor requires sedation for another medically indicated procedure, samples may be collected at the time of sedation/anesthesia. Because young children may not be able to cooperate with sample collection, those unable to provide a skin biopsy and a blood sample may be excluded from the study, based on the judgment of the examining investigator.
Participant meets one of the following criteria:
- Participant affected with LCA, Joubert syndrome, RP, OCA, Stargardt s disease, Waardenburg syndrome, coloboma, ESCS, SCA7 or eye disease due to MITF, PAX2, or PAX6 mutations is one year of age or older.
- Participant affected with Best disease, L-ORD, or AMD is 18 years of age or older.
- Unaffected participant is seven years of age or older and willing and able to provide assent.
A participant is not eligible if any of the following exclusion criteria are present.
- Participant is unable to comply with study procedures.
- Participant has a systemic disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, compromises the ability to provide adequate samples.
Examples of co-existing diseases that would exclude a participant include a bleeding diathesis or a genetic susceptibility to infections, particularly cutaneous infections.
Additional Criteria for Clinical-Grade Cell Line Generation
The additional eligibility criteria must be met for participants donating samples for the generation of clinical-grade cell lines.
Inclusion Criteria
- Participant must be greater than 18 years of age, as of the date of enrollment. There is no upper age limit for donor enrollment.
- Participant is able to provide a punch skin biopsy and 200 ml of peripheral venous blood.
- Participant is willing and eligible to co-enroll in NEI protocol 15-EI-0128.
Exclusion Criteria
Participant has medical history that includes any of the following:
- Thrombocytopenia or other blood dyscrasias
- Bleeding diathesis
- Antibiotic use within the prior 48 hours
- History of cancer
History of exposure to transfusion transmitted diseases including HIV and hepatitis B and C as defined by the Standards for Blood
Banking and Transfusion Services, American Association of Blood Banks.
- Travel to an area where malaria is endemic as defined by the CDC (www.cdc.gov/travel).
- At risk for the possible transmission of Creuzefeldt-Jackob Disease (CJD) and Variant Creuzefeldt-Jackob Disease (vCJD) as described in the FDA Guidance for Industry, January 9, 2002, Revised Preventive Measures to Reduce the Possible Risk of Transfusion of Creuzefeldt-Jackob Disease (CJD) and Variant Creuzefeldt-Jackob Disease (vCJD) by Blood and Blood Products
- Participant is Febrile (temperature > 38(degrees) C).
Participant has Hemoglobin level:
- African American women <11.5 grams/dL
- Other women < 12.0 grams/dL
- Men <12.5 grams/dL
Participant has HCT:
- African American women < 34%
- Other women <36%
- Men <38%
- Participant has plateleys <150 x 10(3)/(micro)L
- Participant has Absolute neutrophil count <1.0 x 10(3)/microL.
- Participant has positive tests for blood borne pathogens (as required by the Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services, American Association of Blood Banks. The currently required tests include anti-HIV1/2, anti-HCV, anti-HBc, Anti-HTLV I/II, anti-T. Cruzi, HBsAg, syphilis, and molecular testing for West Nile virus, HCV, HBV and HIV-1).
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01432847
|Contact: Allison T Bamji, R.N.
|(301) 451-3437
|Contact: Brian P Brooks, M.D.
|(301) 496-3577
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Contact: For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact Office of Patient Recruitment (OPR) 800-411-1222 ext TTY8664111010 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator:
|Brian P Brooks, M.D.
|National Eye Institute (NEI)
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|National Eye Institute (NEI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01432847 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|September 13, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 9, 2018
|Last Verified:
|January 29, 2018
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Eye Institute (NEI) ):
Best Disease
Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration (L-ORD)
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPS) Cell Lines
Retinal Degeneration
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Eye Diseases
Retinal Diseases
Retinal Degeneration


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How to: Migrate to 802.11n in the Enterprise
August 29, 2008
802.11n is a stable standard with client radios and access points widely available--and 802.11 b/g will soon be obsolete--so now is the time to consider migrating your wireless LAN to 802.11n.
802.11n is a stable standard with client radios and access points widely available--and 802.11 b/g is becoming obsolete--so now is the time to consider migrating your wireless LAN to 802.11n.
The 802.11 Working Group has agreed on the technical aspects of the 802.11n standard (Draft 2.0), and it is currently going through the final ratification process with expected completion in 2009. Enterprise manufacturers, such as Cisco, have released 802.11n access points based on the Draft 2.0 standard, which is stable from a technical point of view. The Wi-Fi Alliance has an extensive listing of the products that have passed Draft 2.0 interoperability testing.
802.11n is the way to go
802.11n makes more efficient use of the available spectrum. For example, theres support for block acknowledgements. Instead of requiring an acknowledgement frame for every data frame, 802.11n allows a single acknowledgement to acknowledge multiple data frames. This significantly reduces overhead and allows shorter inter-frame spacing, which gives a boost to performance (even for legacy client devices). Other improvements, such as MIMO, enhanced power management, and QoS, also contribute to making 802.11n a possible solution for supporting mission-critical applications.
If you have an existing wireless LAN (or none at all), now is the time to consider deploying 802.11n.
Preliminary steps
Before migrating to an 802.11n network, complete the following preliminary steps to establish a solid basis for implementing the network:
- Review requirements for wireless networking. You may have defined wireless requirements for an existing 802.11b/g network, but the higher performance of 802.11n will likely open the door to bandwidth-hungry applications. Give special attention to capacity requirements, types of client devices, and roaming areas.
- Assess the existing network. Consider beefing up your wired network to support the higher capacity of 802.11n. Predict the flow of traffic and determine whether existing 10/100Mbps switches will support the higher traffic. If not, you may need to eventually upgrade the switches. Cisco recommends 1Gbps switch connections to realize the full capacity of the Cisco 1250 802.11n access point. Based on Cisco testing, the full capacity of the 1250 is roughly 200 Mbps (client throughput) with both access point radios enabled. Also, determine whether youll need to upgrade other wireless systems, such as intrusion detection sensors.
- Review the existing PoE infrastructure. To achieve maximum performance from 802.11n implementations, you may need to upgrade the existing PoE to an enhanced version. The IEEE 802.3af standard currently defines PoE to deliver 15.4 watts, but many 802.11n access points, such as the Cisco 1250, require 18.5 watts to run both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios (needed for maximum performance). Cisco sells a proprietary enhanced PoE for this purpose. If you dont upgrade to 18.5 watt PoE, the access points may only operate a single radio or use both radios with limited 802.11n functionality. IEEE is working on a 30 watt upgrade to PoE, and it may be ratified as soon as 2009.
Design tips
When youre ready to design the 802.11n network, consider the following tips:
- If you have a legacy wireless LAN, check whether its possible to upgrade the existing access points to 802.11n. Unfortunately, in most cases, youll need to replace the existing access point hardware. Some of the vendors, though, have made their 802.11n access points compatible with the older wireless controllers already in place. So, its likely that only the access points will need replacing (of course that is still a big investment).
- Ideally, focus on an 802.11n-only solution. This will provide the greatest performance for wireless applications because legacy client devices wont bog down the network (due to protection mechanisms) and all client devices will have the capability to operate at higher 802.11n line speeds. An all-802.11n solution, however, may not be feasible. Many of the existing client devices, such as laptops, may already have 802.11b/g radios, and the costs associated with upgrading them to 802.11n may be cost-prohibitive. Do the math to figure out the best way to go for your situation.
- Possibly implement mixed mode (legacy and 802.11n clients). This approach is best if its not feasible to upgrade all existing wireless clients to 802.11n. The most effective configuration for mixed mode is to install two radios in each access point. Place the 802.11b/g traffic on 2.4GHz radios and the 802.11n-only traffic on the other (ideally 5GHz) radios. Keep in mind that not all countries allow 802.11n 5GHz operation.
- Consider using 40MHz channels. 802.11n supports both 20MHz (legacy channels) and wider bandwidth 40MHz channels in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. The 40MHz channels in the 5GHz band will provide the most performance, with up to double the throughput compared to 20MHz channels. Because of limited overall bandwidth, though, you shouldnt configure 40MHz channels in the 2.4GHz band. Stay with 20MHz channels there.
- Use multiple wireless controllers for redundancy and increased performance. A single controller may be sufficient for 802.11b/g implementations, but it may become a bottleneck for the much greater volume of 802.11n traffic. In addition, the migration to 802.11n often ushers in mission-critical applications, and a single controller represents a single point of failure that you should avoid. Check with what your vendor recommends and ask for independent test documentation indicating needs for multiple controllers. Also, make sure the existing controller is upgraded to an appropriate level to support 802.11n.
Deployment tips
Consider the following when rolling out an 802.11n network:Start by performing a wireless site survey. This is even more important with 802.11n as it is with 802.11b/g because propagation of 802.11n signals is more complex. The survey will assess existing network infrastructure and determine the optimum location for mounting access points. A previous site survey completed for an 802.11b/g network will generally not be sufficient. The coverage patterns of 802.11n radios, for instance, can be very different than 802.11b/g. 802.11n uses MIMO and does a better job of handling multipath propagation, which results in better coverage in some parts of a facility, but the use of 5GHz frequencies may cause less range in some areas. [For more guidance, read How to: Conduct a Wireless Site Survey.]
Keep in mind that the way 802.11n signal values translate to performance are different than 802.11b/g, so youll need to re-evaluate the definition of range boundaries before performing the survey. Its very important to take into account performance of the target client devices. For example, some client radios will likely have lower transmit power and utilize fewer antennas as compared to the access points, making the client uplink signal strength much less than the downlink.
Also, avoid reliance on predictive planners. They didnt work too well for 802.11b/g networks. Dont expect them to be much better for the more complex 802.11n networks. You should always perform enterprise wireless surveys with a real target client device and access point.
- Swap out the legacy access points with 802.11n. Do this in a smaller area first as a pilot test to verify the design, and then complete the replacements in phases throughout the entire facility. You can likely get by at first using a single (possibly existing) wireless controller. As with most implementations, performance needs increase over time. Predict when additional controllers will be needed, and plan their installations.
- Verify acceptable operation. As with any wireless installation, always verify signal coverage and performance after installing the access points using actual target client devices. In mixed mode implementations, ensure that 802.11n devices are indeed operating at 802.11n rates by checking client association tables. Also, check how laptops behave when running on battery power. Some will significantly reduce power consumption and result in lower radio throughput. If you must maximize performance, consider reconfiguring the power saving feature in the laptops (in some cases, you might have to disable it).
- Plan the obsolescence of 802.11a/b/g. As 802.11n products become available, the legacy devices will likely not be strongly supported. In addition, the operation of legacy devices on your 802.11n network can bog down performance of all users. Focus on purchasing new client devices with 802.11n and replacing existing 802.11a/b/g radios with 802.11n as quickly as possible (of course after considering the economics).
As a final tip, be sure to spend adequate time understanding 802.11n and planning the migration. 802.11n is more complex than legacy wireless LANs, and you need to carefully phase in the new technology to realize its potential.
- For more by Jim Geier, read "How to: Define Wireless Network Requirements," "Deploying Voice over WLANs," and "Troubleshooting 802.1x Missing Supplicant Problems (Part I)."
- For more on 802.11n, read "Aerohive Announces New 802.11n Portfolio," "Is There Pain Behind 802.11n Gain?," and "Take Two: 802.11n Up For Approval Again."
- For more tutorials, visit our Tutorials section.
Jim Geier provides independent consulting services and training to companies developing and deploying wireless networks for enterprises and municipalities. He is the author of a dozen books on wireless topics.


text: Franz Rosati is a sound and media artist, focusing his research on real-time A/V, Visual Music projects and installations following an aesthetic idea based on discontinuity of aural and visual patterns. He uses his own custom made software for real-time micro-montage and sound elaboration in microscopic time scales to realize compositions. Over the years, Rosati has played in a large number of electro-acoustic projects, such as Franco Ferguson improvisors collective, Meccanica Ferma, Solderwire, and GRIDSHAPE, developing his own approach to improvisation.


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High Content Screening
High Content Screening (HCS), sometimes called high content analysis, used in drug discovery, is a high-throughput analytical technique using image-based cellular assays. Cellular components are tagged with a fluorescent label to assay activities such as apoptosis, cell viability and cytotoxicity. Consider instrumentation, software, reagent kits and imaging systems when using high content screening. :


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Bright Orange - Light Neutral interior
1 of 6,500 limited special editions of 427,300 1973 Vega production.
Production date - June 1973
140 CID (2.3 L) Aluminum Block Inline-4
4-Speed Manual Transmission
9,040 miles; documented, unrestored, original car including factory powertrain, factory acrylic lacquer paint, original interior and factory-installed dot-matching tires; factory-applied window sticker never removed. Car originates from Sunderland Chevrolet in Pa. (same dealer as my '76 Cosworth Vega). I first learned of the car in the mid 1980s, untitled with 80 miles, on display at Gast Classic Motorcars in Pa. I contacted the first titled owner in 2001, who was willing to part with the car a year later.
First titled owner (Illinois) bought Sept. 24, 1996 with 151 miles (titled new). I'm the second titled owner (N.Y) bought June 20, 2002 with 3,429 miles. In the 11 years I've owned the car, it''s been mainly driven to over forty shows and events and otherwise stored indoors as before.
Long Island Cars Shows, 2003 -'08 (Class-Stock 1970-'75)
Hagerman Firemans Park, Oct. 2003 2nd Place
Hagerman Firemans Park, May 2004 1st Place
Flowerfield Fairgrounds, St. James, NY April 24, 2005 1st Place
Flowerfield Fairgrounds, St. James, NY Oct. 2005 1st Place
Flowerfield Fairgrounds, St. James, NY July 29 & 30 2006 1st Place
Belmont Racetrack, Elmont, NY Aug.5 & 6, 2006 1st Place
Flowerfield Fairgrounds, St. James, NY Sept. 2006 1st Place
Flowerfield Fairgrounds, St. James, NY Oct. 2006 2nd Place
P.A.G Sports Complex, Oct. 2006, 2nd Place
Belmont Race track, Elmont, NY Nov. 4 & 5, 2006 2nd Place
Flowerfield Fairgrounds, St. James, NY June 2007 1st Place
Flowerfield Fairgrounds, St. James, NY April 6, 2008 1st Place
Flowerfield Fairgrounds, St. James, NY Sept.14, 2008 2nd Place
Nickerson Beach Park Sept. 21, 2008 3rd Place
note: did not attend 2009 -'12 events
Long Island Cars Shows, 2013 -'14 (Class-Stock 1970-'75)
Belmont Racetrack, Elmont, NY August 11, 2013 2nd Place
Macarthur Airport, Ronkonkoma, NY Aug. 25, 2013 2nd Place
Flowerfield Fairgrounds, St. James, NY Oct. 6, 2013 1st Place
Macarthur Airport, Ronkonkoma, NY Oct. 20, 2013 1st Place
Macarthur Airport, Ronkonkoma, NY April 6, 2014 2nd Place
MacArthur Airport, Ronkonkoma, NY Sept. 7, 2014 3rd Place
Antique Automobile Club of America (A.A.C.A.) NY Peconic Region Hallockville Meet
Trophy Winner - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
note: did not attend 2012 event
W. Islip Chamber of Commerce Classic Car Show, 2007 - "People's Choice Award"
7th Annual Moose Classic Car Show, 2007 - 1st Place Class Winner
Motor Trend Classic magazine photoshoot - Amherst Massachusetts June 12, 2010 with a 1971 Gremlin and a 1972 Pinto for a retrospective comparison.
Motor Trend Classic Fall 2010 issue published August 10, 2010
Motor Trend.com article preview and wallpaper released online September 7, 2010.
Hemmings 2010 New England Concours D' Elegance in Vermont
Cruise-in Spectacular, July 17, 2010 - "Favorite Original"
Concours D' Elegance, July 18, 2010 - "Best Preservation"
featured in Hemmings Motor News, Oct. 2010 issue in event coverage.
Car Domain/Castol EDGE "Unlock Your Performance" Contest Winner Oct. 2010 - video released Oct. 20.
Super Chevy Show- Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, Pa. July 16-17, 2011. "Show Class Winner'' & "Best Open Class"
featured in Super Chevy magazine, November 2011 in event coverage.
Long Island Camaro Club 19th Annual All Camaro Show 2012, "Long Island Camaro Club Platinum Award"
Hemmings Classic Car magazine photoshoot at home Nov. 15, 2012 - my '73 Vega GT & '76 Cosworth Vega
Hemmings Classic Car feature March 2014
Hemmings online feature March 2014
Lions Club of Cutchogue 43rd Annual Classic Auto Show, Peconic Bay Winery, Cutchoque, NY July 7, 2013 - Trophy Winner
1st Annual Studebakers, Stangs & Stingrays Classic Car Show, Hauppauge NY August 4, 2013 - 1st Place (Stock, 1973-'79)
L.I. Moose Classic Car Club Fundraiser Route 58, Riverhead NY Sept. 14, 2014 Trophy winner
Endless Summer Championship Car Show Splish Splash Water Park Calverton NY Sept. 21, 2014 (Stock '65-74) 2nd Place
New York AutoFest Bideaway Car Show Westhampton NY Oct. 6, 2014 Spectatators' Pick of the Show
New York AutoFest Sachem HS Car Show Farmingville NY Oct.12, 2014 (Stock '65-'74) 2nd Place
Long Island Antique Truck Assoc. Toy and Food Drive, Bald Hill, Farmingville NY Nov. 9, 2014
Dimensions - Capacities
Length: 172.3 in
Width: 65.4 in
Height: 50 in
Wheelbase: 97 in
Front track: 55.1 in
Rear track: 54.1 in
Ground clearance 4.8 in
Oil capacity w/filter 4 US Qt
Fuel capacity: 11.1 US Gal
Turning circle btw. curbs: 33 ft
Drag coefficient estimated by a-c: 0.42
Curb Weight: 2462 lbs
Aluminum Cylinder Block / Cast-Iron Cylinder Head
Engine manufacturer: Chevrolet
Engine type: spark-ignition 4-stroke
Cylinders alignment: Line 4
Displacement: 2287 cm3 / 139.6 cui
Main bearings: 5
Valves per cylinder: 2
Additional features: Holley 2-barrel; SOHC
Bore: 88.93 mm / 3.501 in
Stroke: 2.07 mm / 3.625 in
Compression ratio: 8 : 1
Power net: 85 hp / 4800
Torque: 115 ft-lb / 2400
Traction: RWD (rear-wheel drive)
Gearbox: Saginaw M20
Transmission type: manual
Number of gears: 4
Gear ratios (overall):
Final drive ratio std: 2.92
Standard tires: A70 x 13 (GT)
Top speed: 106 mph
0-60 mph (s): 13.3
0- 1/4mile (s): 19.6
speed at 1/4mile: 73 mph
Fuel consumption: extra-urban / city / highway / average combined:
26-31 / 16-20 / 26-30 / 22.6
1973 Chevrolet Vega-
Motor Trend 1973 Economy Car of the Year (Vega GT)
Car and Driver 1973 Readers Choice Poll - Best Economy Sedan
1HV77 Vega Hatchback Coupe - L4 2191.90
M20 - Transmission, 4-Speed 51.00
ZM6 - One Millionth Vega 497.55
- GT Package
- Power Steering
- Sport Stripes - white
- Custom Interior - w/ exclusive vinyl door panels
- Accent-Color Carpeting - orange
- "Millionth Vega" w/ Bowtie door handle accents
- Bright Orange Exterior
- Light Neutral Custom Vinyl Interior
U63 - AM Radio, Pushbutton 58.75
B84 - Moldings: Body Side. Includes Vinyl Insert 30.50
Factory Installed Options Subtotal 637.80
Destination Charge 54.00
Total Amount 2883.70
GM Underseat Litter Container-nos
GM Engine Block Heater-nos
GM Hatchback Hutch "Tent Go Camp"-nos
-Firestone A70-13 Wide-Oval Bias-Belted, raised white letters (4) factory-installed matching dot #s
-Firestone A70-13 Wide-Oval Bias-Belted, raised white letters (1) factory-installed matching dot #s orig equip. new spare
-Goodyear 185/70R13 Wingfoot Radial, raised white letters (4) on extra set of GT rims
Tires (nos-unmounted-in storage):
-Goodyear 185/70R13 Wingfoot Radial, raised white letters (1)
-Goodyear A70-13 Polyglas Bias Belted, raised white letters (5)
-Bright Orange available as a regular production Vega exterior color for 1974 model year.
-Vinyl Door Panels included with Custom Interior starting with the 1974 model year.
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My 1973 Vega GT - Millionth Vega & 1976 Cosworth Vega are featured in the March 2014 issue of Hemmings Classic Car magazine. Richard Lentinello, Editor for Hemmings...
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My '73 Vega GT won 1st Place (Stock 1970-'75) at its final show of the 2013 season, the Long Island Cars Show, Macarthur Airport, Ronkonkoma NY Sunday Oct. 20, 2013. The car...
Aug 11, 2013
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Celina De Leon
February 21
Marissa Handler, 30, knows firsthand that the life of an activist is not for the meek. Handler has worked with organizations such as Direct Action to Stop the War and United for Peace and Justice. Her writing has appeared in magazines such as Bitch and Tikkun (where she also did organizing), as well as on Alternet and Salon.
Handler recently published her first book, Loyal to the Sky: Notes From an Activist. The book chronicles Handler's journey to and through activism and what she knows to be true as a result. From her childhood in South Africa during apartheid, to her teen years as an outsider in Los Angeles, to her treks around the world in the name of social and economic justice, Handler takes her audience on a journey that weaves the personal with the political. She is currently on tour with "Loyal to the Sky," as well as her first full-length album, Dark Spoke. WireTap caught up with Handler recently while she was on the road.
WT: The title of the book comes from a song you wrote. Can you talk about what you mean by being "loyal to the sky," and why chose that as a title?
Marisa Handler: Sure. The lyric comes from a song that I sang during the anti-war protests of March 20, 2003, when 20,000 people set off for the streets of San Francisco and shut the city down in protest of Bush's declaration of war [in Iraq]. I wrote the song during the build-up to the war because Bush Inc. was going on about patriotism in pretty vast nebulous terms.
"Loyal to the sky" is really a [way to say] loyalty to something far greater than this country. I think patriotism is good. And I think people who are questioning the war are really strong patriots. But I think, in a globalized world, what is required of us is more than just patriotism. To me, it's about being loyal to all human beings, to all countries, and to the planet. "Loyal to the sky" is one of the lyrics to express that. "Loyal to all we share; to the love that brings us here today." Being loyal is what brings us [to the protests] in the first place; what brings us to fight for life and against war.


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